Hundreds of farmers along central New Mexico’s stretch of the Rio Grande face a second straight year of having their irrigation supplies cut off early. The board that oversees the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District voted Friday to end deliveries for irrigation a month early because of low water availability. The Oct. 1 shutoff means […]
State and county leaders recently took a tour of Nacimiento and San Antonio dams to get a first-hand look of the impacts of drought and facility conditions. Both reservoirs have reached near record lows, with Nacimiento at 14% capacity and San Antonio at 7%. Water releases from the reservoirs have ceased as of July 28, […]
As Tracy Schohr goes about her day, water is always on her mind. She’s thinking of it as she rides an all-terrain vehicle around the pasture, looks up hay prices and weather forecasts, and collects data on grazing and invasive weeds for a scientific study. Schohr is a rancher and farmer in Gridley, California, where […]
The front lawn came with the house we moved into a couple years ago. The patch of Bermudagrass was smaller than an average putting green and easy to mow. The splash of deep green was cute as far as that goes, but it was out of place on a street that had largely made the […]
Water cuts aimed at farmers amid the West’s megadrought have set the stage for bitter legal and political fights over one of the most overlooked water uses—the right of water to remain in streams to sustain fish and endangered species, lawyers say. The drought is poised to call that right into question, pitting drinking water […]
Singapore is using desalination as part of the solution to provide enough clean drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million. Though surrounded by water, having enough drinking water has always been a challenge for this island state. Currently the demand for drinking water is up to 430 million gallons a day. The Keppel […]
New Mexico Farmers Along Rio Grande Face Early Water Cutoff
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP NewsHundreds of farmers along central New Mexico’s stretch of the Rio Grande face a second straight year of having their irrigation supplies cut off early. The board that oversees the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District voted Friday to end deliveries for irrigation a month early because of low water availability. The Oct. 1 shutoff means […]
Concerns Rise Over Monterey County’s Reservoir Water Levels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Salinas Valley Tribuneby Sean RoneyState and county leaders recently took a tour of Nacimiento and San Antonio dams to get a first-hand look of the impacts of drought and facility conditions. Both reservoirs have reached near record lows, with Nacimiento at 14% capacity and San Antonio at 7%. Water releases from the reservoirs have ceased as of July 28, […]
Signs of Drought From Space
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PHYS.ORGby Sofie Bates, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterAs Tracy Schohr goes about her day, water is always on her mind. She’s thinking of it as she rides an all-terrain vehicle around the pasture, looks up hay prices and weather forecasts, and collects data on grazing and invasive weeds for a scientific study. Schohr is a rancher and farmer in Gridley, California, where […]
Opinion: In Southern Nevada’s Endless Water Crisis, We’re Well Past the Time to be Lawn Gone
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Nevada Independentby John L. SmithThe front lawn came with the house we moved into a couple years ago. The patch of Bermudagrass was smaller than an average putting green and easy to mow. The splash of deep green was cute as far as that goes, but it was out of place on a street that had largely made the […]
Megadrought to Pit Fish Lives Against Human Needs in U.S. West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Bobby MagillWater cuts aimed at farmers amid the West’s megadrought have set the stage for bitter legal and political fights over one of the most overlooked water uses—the right of water to remain in streams to sustain fish and endangered species, lawyers say. The drought is poised to call that right into question, pitting drinking water […]
Singapore’s First Dual-Mode Desalination Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /WaterWorldSingapore is using desalination as part of the solution to provide enough clean drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million. Though surrounded by water, having enough drinking water has always been a challenge for this island state. Currently the demand for drinking water is up to 430 million gallons a day. The Keppel […]